Pocket fishing game device



Jan. 13, 1953 FRECHTMANN 2,625,396

POCKET FISHING GAME DEVICE Filed March 25, 1949 FIG.3

INVENTOR. .Jeon Frechtmonn Patented Jan. 13, 1953 UNITED STATE-s- PATENT OFFICE- r 2,625,396 POCKET; FISHING pence an Freclitmann, Pas-g ean" misstatements, 194i ',*saeisecan 2 Claims. 1

The present invention"relates' toa'toy or game device.

It is an object of the present inventiori'to provide a novel toy or game device which will be of great interest and ,ofhigharnusement and entertainment value to its-u'ser'si- It is another object of the present invention to provide a game device whichi'requircsand, therefore, develops manual skill and dexterity in the players or users of the game."

It is also an object of the present invention to provide a game of the character described which may be used with equal interest and amusement value by a single, iridividualplayer or competitively, by two or more players.

It is still another object of; the present invention to provide a game device 'of' -the character described which is of relatively simple concept and may be readily understood and played even by younger children.

It is a further object of the present invention to provide a game device of the character described which is small and compact, occupies but little space, and may be conveniently and comfortably carried in a pocket, purse or the like, for use at any time and place desired.

It is a still further object of the present invention to provide a game device of the character described which is of simple, sturdy and economical construction, which is attractive in appearance, and which is simple and easy to manipulate.

The foregoing and other advantages and superiorities of the game device of the present invention, which may be generally described as a pocket fishing game, will become more readily apparent to those skilled in the art from the embodiment thereof shown in the accompanying drawings and from the description following. It is to be understood, however, that such embodiment is shown by way of illustration only, to make the principles and practice of the invention more readily comprehensible, and without any intent of limiting the invention to the specific details therein shown.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a View in front elevation of a game device of the present invention; the portions in broken lines indicating an alternate position of its manipulable portions;

Fig. 2 is a vertical section taken on line 2-2 of Fig. 1; and

Fig. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary exploded view of a floating game piece and of the movable magnetic attractor therefore; the former being shown in section to illustrate its construction.

2 s v Referring more specifically to the accompanydrawings;the gamefdeviceof the present invention comprises-a completely enclosed fishing:

pond comprising a, hollow, completely closed housing, generally'designated as IE3, which may beformed of a'flat backwallll, and an arcuate or troughshaped frontsection I2, joined in water tight manner to the back wall II, to form a corripletely water-tight receptacle. 7

The wall Hand thefront I2 may preferably be formed of a' relatively rigid synthetic plastic material many suitable ones-of which are well known in the trade,;and'the front section may preferablybe transparent. The housing-may be made oval shaped, asshown, for comfort in carryin'glin' a pocketforjit may have a flat bottom, enabling itsconvenient" positioning on a supporting surface.

The housing I0 is partly filled with water I3 to about half its height, in which water there may be disposed a, plurality of floating elements I 4, each of which may have secured thereto a piece of ferrous, magnetically attracted metal, such as iron, and designated as I5. The elements I l may preferably be formed of hollow, hermetically sealed plastic containing suflicient air or displacement to support itself and the attached metallic head I5 in floating position in the water, and it may, preferably, be formed in the shape of a marine animal, such as a fish, as illustrated.

Formed in the upper portion of the back wall II, at a distance above the water level, is a relatively small aperture I6 through which is inserted a thin, rigid rod I7 projecting partly into the receptacle l0 and partly to the exterior thereof. The inner end of the rod I! has a fishing line I8 tied thereto, to the end of which, in turn, is tied or otherwise secured a magnet I9. The outer end of the rod I1 is enclosed on a flexible, closed ended sleeve 20, the flared edges of which 2| are cemented or otherwise secured in air-tight and water-tight manner to the wall I I, to hermetically seal the receptacle or housing It.

It will be apparent that by flexing the sleeve 20 from side to side and up and down the magnet I9 may be moved about to contact the fer rous heads I5 of the several elements I4 to at tach them to itself and to then bring one or more of them at a time out of the water, thus catching and landing the fish. The game may be considered as having for its object to catch and land all of the fish simultaneously.

To facilitate the manipulation of the rod Il while the game device is being held in the hand facing the player, a finger piece 30 may be provided on the upper side of the sleeve 25.

3 in order to make the game competitive, either for an individual player or for a set of players, a time element may be introduced during which the game is to be completed. Thus, timing means may be incorporated into the game device in the iorm of a sand glass 25. The sand or hour glass 25 may be supported on a bracket 26-, secured to or integrally formed with the u per end of the side wall H of the housing Hi. The glass 25 may have a band 21 around its waist portion, which band may be formed with apertures 28 in which the tapered ends 29 of the bracket 26 may be inserted to pivotally support the sand glass 25 for ready inversion. By these means a single player can conveniently compete against time or a numher of players may compete against one another, on a time basis, as to which may complete the fishing in the least elapsed time.

To give the game a realistic touch, there may he placed on the inner face of the back wall H, above the water line, the figure of a fisherman and appropriate scenery surrounding him, with the figure so disposed that the rod H appears to be held in normal and natural fishing position relative to the figure of the fisherman.

This completes the description of the game device of the present invention and the manner of its use. It will be readily apparent that many modifications and variations thereof may be made by any one skilled in the art, in accordance with the principles of the invention hereinabove set forth and without the use of any inventive ingenuity. I desire, therefore, to be protected for any and all such modifications and variations that may be made in the game device of the present invention within the spirit of the invention and the scope or" the claims hereto appended.

What I claim is: LA game device of the character described. comprising a. wholly closed water tight housing partly filled with water, a plurality of floating elements each having a fragment of ferrous metal secured thereto disposed within the said water,

said housing having an aperture formed therein above the level of said water, a rod partly insert ed into the said housing through said aperture, said rod having a magnet suspended from its inner end, a flexible sleeve fitted over the said rod exteriorly of said housing, said sleeve closed at one end and its other end hermetically secured to said housing around said aperture.

2. The game device of claim 1 wherein said floating elements are of hollow pneumatic, hermetically sealed construction.

JEAN FRECHTMANN.

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